TRAINING SESSION
Ophelia woke up in the morning, feeling worn-out emotional stress from the exchange the team had last night but she felt relieved after telling them about her past with HYDRA. There, she laid down on her bed, thinking about what she’s going to do. It was six a.m. and she didn’t know what to do.
She got up from her bed and changed to her gym clothes, a tank top and a pair of three-quarter leggings. She quietly walked to the elevator and heard someone in the elevator. She thought no one was awake at four in the morning. So, she just stood there in front of the elevator, waiting for the doors to open, revealing who it was.
DING!
“Can’t sleep too?” Ophelia raised her eyebrow and grinned, after seeing who it was. She walked into the elevator and pressed on the 16th-floor button.
“I’ve had my fair share of sleep.” Steve chuckled, smiling at Ophelia. “What about you? How are you? I didn’t have the chance to talk to you last night.” He smiled softly.
“Yeah, I kind of stormed off last night. Sorry.” Ophelia shook her head, chuckling at herself. To be honest, she was exhausted, and she didn’t have the energy to talk to anyone after reliving all of her bad memories. Even though she had put up a brave face yesterday, she still felt vulnerable and small. After everything that had happened, she was glad to have trusting and loving friends. Friends who accepted her and still loved her no matter what she has done. She had a family.
“Since you can’t sleep, let’s have a training session together.” He suggested to Ophelia. He punched her playfully and Ophelia laughed. As they finally got on the 16th floor, Steve punched in the code that would open the training room doors.
“I’m going to whoop your ass, Rogers.” She playfully threatened while they warmed up.
“Try me, Michaels.” Steve smirked as they got into their defensive stance. Ophelia scoffed as Steve made the first move. Fortunately for Ophelia, she noticed his move, so she was quick to block his punch. They sparred and sparred like they were dancing. They were highly trained super soldiers, so they were trained to pick up their opponent’s moves and fighting rhythm. Ophelia couldn’t help but thank HYDRA for it.
They were training for two hours, it was eight a.m and they still weren’t tired. “Okay, okay. I think we deserve a break.” Ophelia breathed heavily while Steve smirked at her.
“Giving up already? Thought you wanted to ‘whoop my ass’” He did the air quotation marks while laughing. Then, Ophelia did a surprise attack and did a roundhouse kick towards Steve, instantly knocking him down. Steve grunted and Ophelia pinned him down, smirking.
“Never underestimate your opponent, Captain.” She stood up straight, a proud grin plastered on her face. “Told you I’d beat you.” She walked over to the bench and sat down. She took her water bottle and drank… well, water.
“Okay, okay. You won this time. I’ll get you back next time.” Steve chuckled as Ophelia raised her eyebrow, looking confused as ever.
“Wait, wait, wait, next time? I don’t remember agreeing to multiple training sessions with you.” She whined, pointing to Steve. Suddenly, they heard the speaker turn on.
“IS THIS ON?” Tony shouted into the microphone. You could hear Nat sigh in the background.
“Yes, Tony. It’s on.”
‘As a guy who has created an AI and multiple Iron Man suits, he sure doesn’t know whether his speakers are turned on or not.’ Ophelia thought to herself.
“Oh, Ophelia and Steve, get up here! We have a guest!”
“Training dismissed. See you tomorrow.” Steve winked as Ophelia groaned. Then, the pair went upstairs where the rest of the team were gathered. When Steve opened the door and signalling Ophelia to go in first, they saw who the guest was. As she walked in the room, she shook her head, smirking at the visitor.
“Nick Fury. What a pleasure to see you again.” She greeted. She hadn’t seen her superior in a long time, so she was a little excited to see him again, but she had to contain her excitement until after the short-notice meeting. She was wondering why they were all in Tony’s conference room and to be honest, she was getting a little anxious as well. Fury cleared his throat and proceeded to start with the meeting.
“I’m sure all of you know HYDRA.” He started. Ophelia choked on her water she was drinking before he started talking about HYDRA. She coughed and cleared her throat.
“Excuse me, sorry.” She mumbled, nodding her head as a signal for the Director to continue.
“I have a mission for all of you. Take down HYDRA’s New Orleans base.”